Nakuru

Posted Wed Dec 04 07:51:00 EAT 2013

Girls taken to hospital after undergoing circumcision

Eight girls aged between 16 and 18 years, some of whom have already been married off, have been admitted to the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital after developing complications related to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). They secretly underwent the ritual at Teret area of Mau Narok on Monday night, December 2, 2013. Increased cases of FGM in the area have been attributed to the cultural belief that uncircumcised women cannot make good wives. PHOTO/FILE.